Walsall
Walsall is a market town in the county of the West Midlands, England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. It iwas historically part of Staffordshire. Its town centre is 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Birmingham and 6 miles (10 km) east of Wolverhampton. A 2011 census revealed that 67,594 people live in the town and 269,323 people live in the borough.
| Walsall | |
 Walsall town centre |
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| Population | 67,594 (2011 census) |
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| OS grid reference | SP0198 |
| - London | 124 mi (200 km) |
| Unitary authority | Metropolitan Borough of Walsall |
| Ceremonial county | West Midlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WALSALL |
| Postcode district | WS1–WS6, WS8, WS9 |
| Dialling code | 01922 |
| Police | West Midlands |
| Fire | West Midlands |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Walsall North Walsall South |
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It is a very industrial town and was effected by the Industrial Revolution. The town used to have a large industry of making products such as saddles and chains.
Walsall has been majorly redeveloped and modernised since the 1970s and is still being constantly developed.
Barr Beacon is a hill located in Walsall. It is the highest point between itself and the Ural Mountains in Russia.
The town has a professional football club, Walsall FC. Their nickname is "The Saddlers" and they play their home games at the Bescot Stadium in the Bescot suburb of the town.
Twinning
Walsall has four twin towns. It is twinned with:
Gallery
Walsall Leather Museum
Former factories that are now housing in Walsall
Skip Lane
Bridge Street
Walsall Media
Walsall in Medieval Times, 15th Century; watercolour by Henry Somerfield, The New Art Gallery Walsall permanent collection, 1976.278.P
View of Walsall in 1795; engraving after Shaw, The New Art Gallery Walsall Permanent Collection 1976.102.P
19th-century painting of the racecourse, Bradford Street, Walsall, now in the collection of The New Art Gallery Walsall
Walsall Council House, completed in 1905
Skip Lane looking east; parts of Walsall are semi-rural. Barr Beacon is on the horizon
St Matthew's parish church, Church Hill, Walsall, West Midlands
St Martins Church St Martins church is situated on the Sutton Road, Walsall. Carving by Raymond Forbes Kings. This photograph was taken from the car park of the longhorn public House opposite.
White Hart, Caldmore Oil painting by an unknown artist, The New Art Gallery Walsall permanent collection, 1976.088.P
Walsall Art Gallery*copyright Richard Gallagher. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify under the GFDL, version 1.2 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.
Statue of Sister Dora This statue of Sister Dora, a famous nineteenth century nurse who did much good work in Walsall, stand on the Bridge in the town centre. The statue was moved from its original location about 20 yards away several years ago when the area was revamped.
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